The Community College Practitioner Relations ad hoc committee in The Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) recently created a frequently asked questions (FAQ) guide for community college professionals and university-based graduate students. The document, which was written by CSCC members Bob Barber, Xiaodan Hu, and Carrie Kisker, was designed to assist individuals who are interested in conducting research at community colleges. Read the FAQs at https://lnkd.in/gC4ZqV8f.
Office of Community College Research and Leadership
Higher Education
Champaign, IL 2,809 followers
We use research & evaluation methods to improve policies, programs, & practices to enhance community college education.
About us
The Office of Community College Research and Leadership uses research and evaluation to improve policies, programs, and practices that enhance education and equity across the P-20 education spectrum for all learners. The initiative is a part of the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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http://www.occrl.illinois.edu
External link for Office of Community College Research and Leadership
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Champaign, IL
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- Pathways and Programs of Study, College and Career Readiness, Transfer and College Completion, Equity-Driven Change, Comprehensive P-20 Educational Pathways, Transformative Leadership, and Public Engagement
Locations
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51 Gerty Dr, 129 CRC
MC 672
Champaign, IL 61820, US
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200 S Wacker Dr, 3rd Fl
MC 200
Chicago, IL 60606, US
Employees at Office of Community College Research and Leadership
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Stacy Bennett, Ph.D.
“Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.” Barbara Mikulski
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HyeJin Tina Yeo
Associate Director of CIC Research Project at University of California, Los Angeles
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Dr. Gianina Baker
Associate Director | Office of Community College Research & Leadership (OCCRL) Acting Director | National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment…
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Aidana Sirgebayeva
Ph.D. student, Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant UIUC, Bolashak Scholar, Mother Scholar
Updates
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Consider assisting our senior research assistant Jewel Bourne with her dissertation study if you meet the below criteria!
Friends and Colleagues! I’m thrilled to share that my dissertation study is now underway and I'm looking for participants. My dissertation study focuses on the experiences of Black women navigating California community colleges and their transfer experiences. I'm looking to chat with Black women community college attendees who are currently attending or have attended a California community college within the last 10 years, who are aged 18 years or older. Those who meet the criteria or are interested in learning more, are invited to complete the participant screening survey: https://lnkd.in/gmrB6E43 or by reaching out to me directly at jbourne2@illinois.edu. Sharing with your networks and anyone you feel meets the criteria is much appreciated. Thank you for your support and can't wait to start chatting with our students and sharing this much needed area of focus.
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Materials needed for college courses, such as textbooks, have outpaced the rate of inflation for the last four decades (Popken, 2015), making the adoption of open educational resources (OER) a viable way to save on postsecondary education costs for students. The OER project by OCCRL examined the integration of open educational resources in Illinois community college courses to assess the need and utility of this free material. As this project closes out, we invite you to discover the recently published OER syllabus at https://lnkd.in/gNYUibTC.
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Give a listen to our Scholarly Personal Narratives and Culturally Sustaining Stories #podcasts on YouTube. Guests include Dr. Pamela Luster, Soko Starobin, Dr. Frank Harris III, and many more!
Scholarly Personal Narratives: Amalia Z. Dache
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Add YouTube to the extensive list of platforms where you can hear the OCCRL podcast Democracy’s College. Check out our Democracy’s College YouTube playlist at https://lnkd.in/gShEJUHi.
The Importance of the Humanities in Community Colleges for Student Learning, Mobility, and...
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A newly published literature review by Amberly Dziesinski and Nicholas Hillman, both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, summarizes key themes in K-12 and higher education finance literature, demonstrating similarities and differences in the legal, economic, and measurement contexts between the two educational settings. Give it a read via our Network News at https://lnkd.in/gJxMCzUB.
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As many students and parents know, the release of the redesigned Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been fraught with technical glitches and delays, creating havoc nationwide. Stacy Bennett, Ph.D., a senior research associate at OCCRL, recently talked with Illinois research editor Sharita Forrest about the FAFSA redesign and the issues surrounding it. “While there is still time to apply by the June 30 deadline," Dr. Bennett said, “it may be too late for some students. Many colleges and universities have April and early May deadlines for students to accept their admissions offer.” Read the interview at https://lnkd.in/ggZpuUz6.
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In our latest Democracy's College podcast, OCCRL senior research assistant Nina Owolabi talks to several guests about the use of open educational resources (OER) as an equity initiative in Illinois community colleges. Additionally, OCCRL research assistant Aidana Sirgebayeva relates the findings of this exploratory project. The guests on the show are Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Magnus Noble, Heather Blicher, and Dr. Lorenzo Baber. Give the podcast a listen at https://lnkd.in/gp_UDKjw.
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An Illinois bill that would enable community colleges to confer certain baccalaureate degrees could be a game-changer for nontraditional students and other underserved populations, according to Lorenzo Baber, director of the Office of Community College Research and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. "It is an opportunity to elevate pathways to the bachelor’s degree through community colleges and populations that have been underserved," Dr. Baber says in the piece by the #ILLINOIS News Bureau.
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You couldn't ask for more of an advocate for community colleges than Dr. Sarah L. Rodriguez, who grew up in tiny Eustace, Texas, attended Trinity Valley Community College, and went on to do big things. "I literally grew up at the community college," Rodriguez said in the latest OCCRL Community College Spotlight. "Attending a community college made me believe in the power of these institutions to change lives, families, and whole communities." Read the Q&A with Dr. Rodriguez at https://lnkd.in/gBfgm5Fd.
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